OK. The title is dumb. It just refers to the annual Home and Garden Show held at the Nevada County Fairgrounds (in Grass Valley) sponsored by the Union (our local paper). It's free. And the exhibitors are local folks.
I'd say that, as a region, we have a higher-than-average degree of earth-friendly focus. Having to cope with the toxic legacy of the Gold Rush can predispose people to such a mind-set. There are still streams, tracts of soil and reservoirs that need significant detox treatment after all this time. So the booths/exhibits feature mostly clean and environmentally-sustainable technologies. Up our alley. Of course, now I have another pile of flyers/cards/brochures to add to the bunch I picked up last year, much of which I never processed very well. Someone needs to come up with a better way...
Anyhoo, this event, last year, was the first local event we attended. That's me in the freezing rain, munching my Lazy Dog ice cream bar last April. The second photo is of Tom, last Saturday, trying to eat his Lazy Dog before it melted in the heat.
The other photos are dogwood shots. Seriously, they're amazing. This one is at the fairgrounds, but they're everywhere. In pink, too. And the little one I planted last fall has survived the winter and proudly popped out two blossoms.
That's all. No big deal. Tomorrow, though. Ha! Just you wait!
